2021-04-29 08:47:42

by Alexandre Ghiti

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Subject: [PATCH] riscv: Disallow to build XIP_KERNEL with SOC_SIFIVE

RISCV_ERRATA_ALTERNATIVE patches text at runtime which is not possible when
the kernel is executed from the flash in XIP mode, and as the SIFIVE
errata must be fixed somehow, disallow to build a XIP kernel that
supports SIFIVE socs.

Signed-off-by: Alexandre Ghiti <[email protected]>
---
arch/riscv/Kconfig.erratas | 2 +-
arch/riscv/Kconfig.socs | 1 +
2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/arch/riscv/Kconfig.erratas b/arch/riscv/Kconfig.erratas
index d5d03ae8d685..9537dbd67357 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/Kconfig.erratas
+++ b/arch/riscv/Kconfig.erratas
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ menu "CPU errata selection"

config RISCV_ERRATA_ALTERNATIVE
bool "RISC-V alternative scheme"
- default y
+ default y if !XIP_KERNEL
help
This Kconfig allows the kernel to automatically patch the
errata required by the execution platform at run time. The
diff --git a/arch/riscv/Kconfig.socs b/arch/riscv/Kconfig.socs
index 00c2b205654c..9cb38bc9d7cd 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/Kconfig.socs
+++ b/arch/riscv/Kconfig.socs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ config SOC_MICROCHIP_POLARFIRE

config SOC_SIFIVE
bool "SiFive SoCs"
+ depends on !XIP_KERNEL
select SERIAL_SIFIVE if TTY
select SERIAL_SIFIVE_CONSOLE if TTY
select CLK_SIFIVE
--
2.20.1


2021-04-29 09:06:07

by Anup Patel

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Subject: Re: [PATCH] riscv: Disallow to build XIP_KERNEL with SOC_SIFIVE

On Thu, Apr 29, 2021 at 2:15 PM Alexandre Ghiti <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> RISCV_ERRATA_ALTERNATIVE patches text at runtime which is not possible when
> the kernel is executed from the flash in XIP mode, and as the SIFIVE
> errata must be fixed somehow, disallow to build a XIP kernel that
> supports SIFIVE socs.
>
> Signed-off-by: Alexandre Ghiti <[email protected]>
> ---
> arch/riscv/Kconfig.erratas | 2 +-
> arch/riscv/Kconfig.socs | 1 +
> 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/arch/riscv/Kconfig.erratas b/arch/riscv/Kconfig.erratas
> index d5d03ae8d685..9537dbd67357 100644
> --- a/arch/riscv/Kconfig.erratas
> +++ b/arch/riscv/Kconfig.erratas
> @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ menu "CPU errata selection"
>
> config RISCV_ERRATA_ALTERNATIVE
> bool "RISC-V alternative scheme"
> - default y
> + default y if !XIP_KERNEL
> help
> This Kconfig allows the kernel to automatically patch the
> errata required by the execution platform at run time. The
> diff --git a/arch/riscv/Kconfig.socs b/arch/riscv/Kconfig.socs
> index 00c2b205654c..9cb38bc9d7cd 100644
> --- a/arch/riscv/Kconfig.socs
> +++ b/arch/riscv/Kconfig.socs
> @@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ config SOC_MICROCHIP_POLARFIRE
>
> config SOC_SIFIVE
> bool "SiFive SoCs"
> + depends on !XIP_KERNEL

Does this mean that now all SOCs will have to explicitly say
"depends on !XIP_KERNEL"

How about adding "depends on !XIP_KERNEL" for RISCV_ERRATA_ALTERNATIVE ?

Regards,
Anup

> select SERIAL_SIFIVE if TTY
> select SERIAL_SIFIVE_CONSOLE if TTY
> select CLK_SIFIVE
> --
> 2.20.1
>

2021-04-29 09:14:10

by Vitaly Wool

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Subject: Re: [PATCH] riscv: Disallow to build XIP_KERNEL with SOC_SIFIVE

On Thu, Apr 29, 2021 at 10:47 AM Alexandre Ghiti <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> RISCV_ERRATA_ALTERNATIVE patches text at runtime which is not possible when
> the kernel is executed from the flash in XIP mode, and as the SIFIVE
> errata must be fixed somehow, disallow to build a XIP kernel that
> supports SIFIVE socs.

Could you please hold off this patch for a bit? I will try to come up
with an alternative solution. It should be possible to define a
special section within the RW area and place the functions that need
such patching there.
Not that I like that much but at least we'll keep the ability to use
XIP on SiFive.

Best regards,
Vitaly

> Signed-off-by: Alexandre Ghiti <[email protected]>
> ---
> arch/riscv/Kconfig.erratas | 2 +-
> arch/riscv/Kconfig.socs | 1 +
> 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/arch/riscv/Kconfig.erratas b/arch/riscv/Kconfig.erratas
> index d5d03ae8d685..9537dbd67357 100644
> --- a/arch/riscv/Kconfig.erratas
> +++ b/arch/riscv/Kconfig.erratas
> @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ menu "CPU errata selection"
>
> config RISCV_ERRATA_ALTERNATIVE
> bool "RISC-V alternative scheme"
> - default y
> + default y if !XIP_KERNEL
> help
> This Kconfig allows the kernel to automatically patch the
> errata required by the execution platform at run time. The
> diff --git a/arch/riscv/Kconfig.socs b/arch/riscv/Kconfig.socs
> index 00c2b205654c..9cb38bc9d7cd 100644
> --- a/arch/riscv/Kconfig.socs
> +++ b/arch/riscv/Kconfig.socs
> @@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ config SOC_MICROCHIP_POLARFIRE
>
> config SOC_SIFIVE
> bool "SiFive SoCs"
> + depends on !XIP_KERNEL
> select SERIAL_SIFIVE if TTY
> select SERIAL_SIFIVE_CONSOLE if TTY
> select CLK_SIFIVE
> --
> 2.20.1
>
>
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2021-04-29 12:14:57

by Alexandre Ghiti

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Subject: Re: [PATCH] riscv: Disallow to build XIP_KERNEL with SOC_SIFIVE

Le 4/29/21 ? 5:11 AM, Vitaly Wool a ?crit?:
> On Thu, Apr 29, 2021 at 10:47 AM Alexandre Ghiti <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> RISCV_ERRATA_ALTERNATIVE patches text at runtime which is not possible when
>> the kernel is executed from the flash in XIP mode, and as the SIFIVE
>> errata must be fixed somehow, disallow to build a XIP kernel that
>> supports SIFIVE socs.
>
> Could you please hold off this patch for a bit? I will try to come up
> with an alternative solution. It should be possible to define a
> special section within the RW area and place the functions that need
> such patching there.
> Not that I like that much but at least we'll keep the ability to use
> XIP on SiFive.

Ok, I'm wondering why I did not think of that...I'll give it a try just
to punish myself.

Thanks Vitaly,

Alex

>
> Best regards,
> Vitaly
>
>> Signed-off-by: Alexandre Ghiti <[email protected]>
>> ---
>> arch/riscv/Kconfig.erratas | 2 +-
>> arch/riscv/Kconfig.socs | 1 +
>> 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/arch/riscv/Kconfig.erratas b/arch/riscv/Kconfig.erratas
>> index d5d03ae8d685..9537dbd67357 100644
>> --- a/arch/riscv/Kconfig.erratas
>> +++ b/arch/riscv/Kconfig.erratas
>> @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ menu "CPU errata selection"
>>
>> config RISCV_ERRATA_ALTERNATIVE
>> bool "RISC-V alternative scheme"
>> - default y
>> + default y if !XIP_KERNEL
>> help
>> This Kconfig allows the kernel to automatically patch the
>> errata required by the execution platform at run time. The
>> diff --git a/arch/riscv/Kconfig.socs b/arch/riscv/Kconfig.socs
>> index 00c2b205654c..9cb38bc9d7cd 100644
>> --- a/arch/riscv/Kconfig.socs
>> +++ b/arch/riscv/Kconfig.socs
>> @@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ config SOC_MICROCHIP_POLARFIRE
>>
>> config SOC_SIFIVE
>> bool "SiFive SoCs"
>> + depends on !XIP_KERNEL
>> select SERIAL_SIFIVE if TTY
>> select SERIAL_SIFIVE_CONSOLE if TTY
>> select CLK_SIFIVE
>> --
>> 2.20.1
>>
>>
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2021-04-29 12:18:54

by Alexandre Ghiti

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Subject: Re: [PATCH] riscv: Disallow to build XIP_KERNEL with SOC_SIFIVE

Le 4/29/21 ? 5:04 AM, Anup Patel a ?crit?:
> On Thu, Apr 29, 2021 at 2:15 PM Alexandre Ghiti <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> RISCV_ERRATA_ALTERNATIVE patches text at runtime which is not possible when
>> the kernel is executed from the flash in XIP mode, and as the SIFIVE
>> errata must be fixed somehow, disallow to build a XIP kernel that
>> supports SIFIVE socs.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Alexandre Ghiti <[email protected]>
>> ---
>> arch/riscv/Kconfig.erratas | 2 +-
>> arch/riscv/Kconfig.socs | 1 +
>> 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/arch/riscv/Kconfig.erratas b/arch/riscv/Kconfig.erratas
>> index d5d03ae8d685..9537dbd67357 100644
>> --- a/arch/riscv/Kconfig.erratas
>> +++ b/arch/riscv/Kconfig.erratas
>> @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ menu "CPU errata selection"
>>
>> config RISCV_ERRATA_ALTERNATIVE
>> bool "RISC-V alternative scheme"
>> - default y
>> + default y if !XIP_KERNEL
>> help
>> This Kconfig allows the kernel to automatically patch the
>> errata required by the execution platform at run time. The
>> diff --git a/arch/riscv/Kconfig.socs b/arch/riscv/Kconfig.socs
>> index 00c2b205654c..9cb38bc9d7cd 100644
>> --- a/arch/riscv/Kconfig.socs
>> +++ b/arch/riscv/Kconfig.socs
>> @@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ config SOC_MICROCHIP_POLARFIRE
>>
>> config SOC_SIFIVE
>> bool "SiFive SoCs"
>> + depends on !XIP_KERNEL
>
> Does this mean that now all SOCs will have to explicitly say
> "depends on !XIP_KERNEL"
> > How about adding "depends on !XIP_KERNEL" for RISCV_ERRATA_ALTERNATIVE ?

In any case, I had to add this because I could not get rid of the
following warnings:

WARNING: unmet direct dependencies detected for ERRATA_SIFIVE
Depends on [n]: RISCV_ERRATA_ALTERNATIVE [=n]
Selected by [y]:
- SOC_SIFIVE [=y]

If you have a solution for that, without touching any SOC_* config, I'll
take it.

I'll try to implement what Vitaly proposed as it sounds way better than
this "bandage" patch.

Thanks Anup,

Alex

>
> Regards,
> Anup
>
>> select SERIAL_SIFIVE if TTY
>> select SERIAL_SIFIVE_CONSOLE if TTY
>> select CLK_SIFIVE
>> --
>> 2.20.1
>>
>
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2021-04-30 08:11:13

by Alexandre Ghiti

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Subject: Re: [PATCH] riscv: Disallow to build XIP_KERNEL with SOC_SIFIVE

Le 4/29/21 ? 8:13 AM, Alex Ghiti a ?crit?:
> Le 4/29/21 ? 5:11 AM, Vitaly Wool a ?crit?:
>> On Thu, Apr 29, 2021 at 10:47 AM Alexandre Ghiti <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>> RISCV_ERRATA_ALTERNATIVE patches text at runtime which is not
>>> possible when
>>> the kernel is executed from the flash in XIP mode, and as the SIFIVE
>>> errata must be fixed somehow, disallow to build a XIP kernel that
>>> supports SIFIVE socs.
>>
>> Could you please hold off this patch for a bit? I will try to come up
>> with an alternative solution. It should be possible to define a
>> special section within the RW area and place the functions that need
>> such patching there.
>> Not that I like that much but at least we'll keep the ability to use
>> XIP on SiFive.
>
> Ok, I'm wondering why I did not think of that...I'll give it a try just
> to punish myself.
>
> Thanks Vitaly,
>
> Alex
>

I tried what you proposed and it works well, *callers* must be placed
into this writable section in RAM and that's it, that may be more
complicated if at some point the patched functions are generic but I
think we can use an intermediate riscv function to patch instead or
something else.

The modifications I did only consist in putting alternative section in
RAM and place the exception vector table in this section.

If you can do the proper patch, I'll let you do it, otherwise I'll do
that later as I have other things to do before.

So Palmer you can drop this patch.

Thanks again,

>>
>> Best regards,
>> ??? Vitaly
>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Alexandre Ghiti <[email protected]>
>>> ---
>>> ? arch/riscv/Kconfig.erratas | 2 +-
>>> ? arch/riscv/Kconfig.socs??? | 1 +
>>> ? 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>>>
>>> diff --git a/arch/riscv/Kconfig.erratas b/arch/riscv/Kconfig.erratas
>>> index d5d03ae8d685..9537dbd67357 100644
>>> --- a/arch/riscv/Kconfig.erratas
>>> +++ b/arch/riscv/Kconfig.erratas
>>> @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ menu "CPU errata selection"
>>>
>>> ? config RISCV_ERRATA_ALTERNATIVE
>>> ???????? bool "RISC-V alternative scheme"
>>> -?????? default y
>>> +?????? default y if !XIP_KERNEL
>>> ???????? help
>>> ?????????? This Kconfig allows the kernel to automatically patch the
>>> ?????????? errata required by the execution platform at run time. The
>>> diff --git a/arch/riscv/Kconfig.socs b/arch/riscv/Kconfig.socs
>>> index 00c2b205654c..9cb38bc9d7cd 100644
>>> --- a/arch/riscv/Kconfig.socs
>>> +++ b/arch/riscv/Kconfig.socs
>>> @@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ config SOC_MICROCHIP_POLARFIRE
>>>
>>> ? config SOC_SIFIVE
>>> ???????? bool "SiFive SoCs"
>>> +?????? depends on !XIP_KERNEL
>>> ???????? select SERIAL_SIFIVE if TTY
>>> ???????? select SERIAL_SIFIVE_CONSOLE if TTY
>>> ???????? select CLK_SIFIVE
>>> --
>>> 2.20.1
>>>
>>>
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2021-04-30 19:48:32

by Palmer Dabbelt

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Subject: Re: [PATCH] riscv: Disallow to build XIP_KERNEL with SOC_SIFIVE

On Fri, 30 Apr 2021 01:09:14 PDT (-0700), [email protected] wrote:
> Le 4/29/21 à 8:13 AM, Alex Ghiti a écrit :
>> Le 4/29/21 à 5:11 AM, Vitaly Wool a écrit :
>>> On Thu, Apr 29, 2021 at 10:47 AM Alexandre Ghiti <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> RISCV_ERRATA_ALTERNATIVE patches text at runtime which is not
>>>> possible when
>>>> the kernel is executed from the flash in XIP mode, and as the SIFIVE
>>>> errata must be fixed somehow, disallow to build a XIP kernel that
>>>> supports SIFIVE socs.
>>>
>>> Could you please hold off this patch for a bit? I will try to come up
>>> with an alternative solution. It should be possible to define a
>>> special section within the RW area and place the functions that need
>>> such patching there.
>>> Not that I like that much but at least we'll keep the ability to use
>>> XIP on SiFive.
>>
>> Ok, I'm wondering why I did not think of that...I'll give it a try just
>> to punish myself.
>>
>> Thanks Vitaly,
>>
>> Alex
>>
>
> I tried what you proposed and it works well, *callers* must be placed
> into this writable section in RAM and that's it, that may be more
> complicated if at some point the patched functions are generic but I
> think we can use an intermediate riscv function to patch instead or
> something else.
>
> The modifications I did only consist in putting alternative section in
> RAM and place the exception vector table in this section.
>
> If you can do the proper patch, I'll let you do it, otherwise I'll do
> that later as I have other things to do before.
>
> So Palmer you can drop this patch.

Great. I was going to push back and just say "we should swap the
alternatives over to the errata implemnetation for XIP, as the current
ones are just a performance hit when unnecessary and XIP users are
likely to build for a single SOC anyway". That would mean we'd need to
sort something out WRT errata that rely on design-specific
functionality, and everything I came up with there was a headache.

It's way better if we can just full support the alternatives stuff, so
I'll just wait for that.

>
> Thanks again,
>
>>>
>>> Best regards,
>>>     Vitaly
>>>
>>>> Signed-off-by: Alexandre Ghiti <[email protected]>
>>>> ---
>>>>   arch/riscv/Kconfig.erratas | 2 +-
>>>>   arch/riscv/Kconfig.socs    | 1 +
>>>>   2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>>>>
>>>> diff --git a/arch/riscv/Kconfig.erratas b/arch/riscv/Kconfig.erratas
>>>> index d5d03ae8d685..9537dbd67357 100644
>>>> --- a/arch/riscv/Kconfig.erratas
>>>> +++ b/arch/riscv/Kconfig.erratas
>>>> @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ menu "CPU errata selection"
>>>>
>>>>   config RISCV_ERRATA_ALTERNATIVE
>>>>          bool "RISC-V alternative scheme"
>>>> -       default y
>>>> +       default y if !XIP_KERNEL
>>>>          help
>>>>            This Kconfig allows the kernel to automatically patch the
>>>>            errata required by the execution platform at run time. The
>>>> diff --git a/arch/riscv/Kconfig.socs b/arch/riscv/Kconfig.socs
>>>> index 00c2b205654c..9cb38bc9d7cd 100644
>>>> --- a/arch/riscv/Kconfig.socs
>>>> +++ b/arch/riscv/Kconfig.socs
>>>> @@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ config SOC_MICROCHIP_POLARFIRE
>>>>
>>>>   config SOC_SIFIVE
>>>>          bool "SiFive SoCs"
>>>> +       depends on !XIP_KERNEL
>>>>          select SERIAL_SIFIVE if TTY
>>>>          select SERIAL_SIFIVE_CONSOLE if TTY
>>>>          select CLK_SIFIVE
>>>> --
>>>> 2.20.1
>>>>
>>>>
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